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- New world champions Seong (KOR) and Bohm (HUN) lead glittering array of talent
- Tokyo 2020 medallists French and Choong (GBR), Asadauskaite (LTU), Elgendy (EGY) and Jun (KOR) return
- President Schormann promises pentathletes a ‘special experience’
The 72 athletes who will compete in Modern Pentathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been named by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).
From June 23-30, the Egyptian Modern Pentathlon Federation hosted the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon Junior World Championships and 2024 African Championships at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport in Alexandria (EGY).
Alongside the competitions, 30 participants attended Self-Discovery workshops, and 10 took part in CV/Resume writing sessions, led by Anfisa Kasyanova, a certified Athlete365 Career+ educator and UIPM Education and Project Manager.
Three gold medals for Italy and individual success for Kerenza Bryson of Great Britain and Oleksandr Tovkai of Ukraine provided the highlights of the 2024 European Senior Championships in Budapest (HUN) from 8-14 July.
Bryson (GBR) continued a prolific run of medals in the past 12 months by dominating the Women’s Final with a phenomenal 29 victories in the Fencing Ranking Round, enabling her to win by 18sec.
Eight Masters athletes from different countries across three continents have been named as eligible candidates for this year’s UIPM Masters Committee election.
The next Masters Committee will serve from 2025-2028, encompassing the historic transition of Modern Pentathlon to incorporate a new Obstacle discipline, which has already been embraced by the Masters community in numerous competitions.
- All six episodes of new docu-series available on UIPM YouTube
- Paris 2024 host nation athlete Clouvel (FRA) reveals deep personal struggle
- Elite athletes from Egypt, Great Britain, Italy, Korea, Mexico and Türkiye also star
On the day Paris 2024 is officially launched with a spectacular Opening Ceremony on the River Seine, a new series takes viewers behind the scenes of one of the Olympic Games’ signature sports.
The boom times for UIPM sports in Southeast Asia continue. Fresh off the back of two hugely successful major events in the region over the past year, UIPM continues to invest in development with two Coaches Certification Programme courses being run concurrently in separate capital cities.
In both Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and in the Timor Leste capital of Dili the two CCP courses combined to see almost 50 coaches from six different nations across Southeast Asia take their first steps on the coaching journey.
The idyllic island surrounds of Madeira (POR) played host to a little piece of history as the first ever competition to provide a three-race option for Para athletes at European Championship level saw some exhilarating battles for gold.
Run in conjunction with the European Biathle-Triathle-Laser Run Championships, the event for athletes with impairments including physical, visual and intellectual saw Para Biathle, Para Triathle and Para Laser Run races take place across a range of classifications.
- IOC Vice President and Presidents of ASOIF and IBU pay tribute with speeches
- Coubertin family and Modern Pentathlon athletes also represented
- President Schormann cuts cake commemorating 31st year of tenure
PARIS, FRANCE: August 5, 2024: Olympic leaders, close colleagues and friends attended a special reception held in appreciation of the leadership of Dr Klaus Schormann.
Here we are in Paris, 100 years after this dazzling city first held the Olympic Games and 112 years since Modern Pentathlon became part of the world’s most powerful and iconic celebration of sport. Together with our athletes we are ready to honour and savour this very special moment in our lives.
Modern Pentathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is about to begin, with four days of competition set to captivate the world from August 8-11.
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